Question

Taylor has $20 to spend on school supplies. A pack of

colored pencils is $2.75. Taylor writes the inequality
2.75p < 20, where p is the number of packs of colored
pencils, taldetermine how many packs she can buy.
How many packs can she buy?

Answer 1

7 packs

Explanation:

2.75p < 20

Divide both sides by 2.75

2.75p/2.75 < 20/2.76

Simplify

p = 7.27 (27 repeating)

Round

p = 7